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The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: The man who gained fame for telling the world he was “delivert,” Andrew Caldwell has been back in the…

NewsOne’s Top 5 gives you a quick rundown of the viral stories we’re talking about today. Check it out! So This Happened: 12-Year-Old Black Student…

A veteran pilot who passed away mid-flight from Phoenix and Boston more than likely suffered a heart attack.

Empire star Jussie Smollett and former pro-football player Michael Sam have been seen together quite a few times lately. TMZ caught up with Smollett to get to the bottom of the rumors. When asked about Michael – who just broke up with his fiancé Vito Cammisano – Jussie replied, “That’s the homie right there,” squashing all thoughts of a […]

Legendary rap artist, Big Boi of Outkast chats with The Rickey Smiley Morning Show about his new album, “Big Grams,” out now; his acting career, raising his…

After a year of research, Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to help bring wireless Internet to large areas in sub-Saharan Africa.

Historic South Carolina flooding has now taken the lives of 11 people, wiped out homes, and left many more without power.

Amber Rose gave a touching testimony in a speech at her SlutWalk in downtown L.A. recently when she explained how Wiz Khalifa‘s actions hurt her…

I first became aware of Tinsel via social media a few months ago when a preview image of the brand-new wearable tech company’s first product crossed my social media path. What I saw looked like a superfly necklace, but the description said I was looking at headphones, and I was intrigued. The Dipper audio necklace […]

It looks like Fast & Furious 8 might be getting its next director Straight Outta Compton. According to The Wrap, F. Gary Gray is in exclusive talks to direct the eighth installment of the blockbuster franchise. Universal couldn’t convince Furious 7‘s James Wan to come back to direct the next one, but Hollywood Reporter also confirms they’ve found their […]

With G-Eazy’s sophomore album well on its way, the Bay Area rapper drops a new video for his club banger, “You Got Me.” It should come as no surprise that the video takes place in a strip club filled with shady characters. There are also moments when G-Eazy and his crew get into a massive […]

Another day, another unreleased Kurt Cobain demo. With the DVD release of Kurt Cobain’s unauthorized documentary Montage Of Heck just a few weeks away, a demo version of personal recording “Sappy” has hit the ‘net. The Brett Morgan-curated film features 200 hours of home recordings from over 100 cassette tapes. The deluxe version of the Montage […]